runner
Meanings
noun
- Agent noun of run; one who runs.
- A person who moves, on foot, at a fast pace, especially an athlete.
- Any entrant, person or animal (especially a horse), for a race or any competition; a candidate for an election.
- A competitor in a poker tournament.
- Somebody who controls or manages (e.g. a system).
- A person or vessel that runs blockades or engages in smuggling.
- A player who runs for a batsman who is too injured to run; he is dressed exactly as the injured batsman, and carries a bat.
- A baserunner.
- A person (from one or the other team) who runs out onto the field during the game to take verbal instructions from the coach to the players. A runner mustn't interfere with play, and may have to wear an identifying shirt to make clear his or her purpose on the field.
- Anyone sent on an errand or with communications, especially for a bank (or, historically, a foot soldier responsible for carrying messages during war).
- A restaurant employee responsible for taking food from the kitchens to the tables.
- A trusty (prisoner granted special privileges).
noun
- Short for Bow Street Runner
name
- A surname.
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Etymology
From Middle English rennere, rynner, urnare, equivalent to run + -er. Cognate with Old Norse rennari (“runner; messenger”). Displaced earlier Middle English runel (“runner”), from Old English rynel (“runner”; also “messenger, courier”).
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